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Antique Bird Print of a Western Capercaillie or Wood Grouse Hen
£220 ($290, €260)
Period original, not a reproduction.
Shipped from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked, worldwide. Returns accepted within 14 days.
- Date
- Not stated
- Size
- 7.6 × 4.6 in (19.3 × 11.7 cm)
- Condition
- Good. General age-related toning. Minor wear and soiling, blank verso. Please study images carefully.
- Artist or book
- Buffon
- Section
- Birds
- Reference
- f_31821312
- Colour
- Hand coloured
What the condition grades mean
- Excellent
- Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
- Very good
- Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
- Good
- Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
- Fair
- Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Antique bird print titled 'Auerhenne'. Hand colored original antique print of a Western capercaillie hen, also known as the Eurasian capercaillie, wood grouse, heather cock, cock-of-the-woods, or simply capercaillie, a heavy member of the grouse family and the largest of all extant grouse species.
This print originates from 'Herrn Buffons Naturgeschichte der Voegel' published circa 1795.
